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Contents: The Arsenal of Democracy -- The President and Mobilisation; Industrial Mobilisation; Mobilisation and the Business Community; Mobilisation and the Workforce; Mobilisation and Money; Conclusion. American Society at War -- Mood and Morale; Campaigns and Popular Culture; Shortages and Controls; Wartime Dislocations; Conclusion. Outsiders and Ethnic Groups -- Women and the War; African Americans and the War; Latinos and the War; American Indians and the War; Italian Americans Under Attack; Japanese Americans: Civilian Casualties of War; American Jews and the War; Conclusion. The Politics of War -- The Elections of 1940 and 1942; The Election of 1944; The Impact of the Conservative Coalition; Executive Leadership and Expansion; Harry S. Truman; Conclusion. Epilogue.